Fessy Facts

Head of School

Steve Armstrong, appointed 2018

Mission

The mission of The Fessenden School is to teach, nurture and celebrate growing boys; cultivating each student’s individual potential and developing in balance his mind, character, heart and body in an inclusive and joyful community that, through rigor, friendship and service, reflects Fessenden’s traditional values of honesty, compassion and respect.

Faculty

90 faculty members, with an average tenure of 17 years

70% hold advanced degrees

Student Profile

Students come from 16 countries, 15 states within the US, and 40 communities in MA

24.6% students of color (inclusive of our international boarding population)

Secondary School Placement

Fessenden students, diverse in talents, interests and families priorities, matriculate at a wide range of outstanding day and boarding secondary schools. Two full-time placement officers work with our students and families to identify the best fit for each boy.

Schools that enrolled ten or more Fessenden students over the past five years:

Noble & Greenough (27)

Brooks School (21)

Milton Academy (20)

Belmont Hill School (19)

Rivers School (16)

Buckingham, Browne and Nichols School (15)

St. Paul’s School (15)

St. George’s School (15)

Phillips Academy (Andover) (14)

St. Sebastian’s School (13)

Tabor Academy (12)

The Loomis Chaffee School (11)

Residential Program

Boarding student-to-residential faculty ratio – 2:1

Weekend Program activities chaperoned by residential faculty each year – more than 800